Lieutenant General David N. Miller, Jr. Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr. is the Commander, Space Operations Command, headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. As Commander, he is responsible for the generation, presentation and sustainment of U.S. Space Force combat-ready space, cyberspace, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and combat support forces. Moreover, as the USSF service force provider, he is responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations for sourcing, training, certifying and assessing the readiness of America’s Space Forces to execute service and combatant commander-assigned missions. Lt. Gen. Miller commissioned in 1993 and is a graduate of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He has operational experience across space power disciplines and has held a range of operational leadership and staff positions. During his career, Lt. Gen. Miller has commanded America’s Guardians and Airmen at the squadron, group and wing levels including the 2nd Range Operations Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; the 21st Operations Group at Peterson AFB, Colorado; and the 460th Space Wing at Buckley AFB, Colorado. Prior to his current position, Lt. Gen. Miller was the Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Space Operations, Headquarters, United States Space Force, Peterson SFB, Colorado. EDUCATION 1993 Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology and Sociology, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. 1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1997 Master of Business Administration, with Honors, Regis University, Denver, Colo. 2001 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Academic Award and Best Paper Honors, Nellis AFB, Nev. 2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2005 Distinguished Graduate, Master of National Security and Strategic Studies, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 2006 Master of Airpower Arts and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2013 Distinguished Graduate, Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2015 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C. 2016 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan Freed Associates, Washington, D.C. 2017 China and East Asia Seminar, Alan Freed Associates, Washington, D.C. 2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense Business, Durham, N.C. 2019 Euro-Zone/Mid-East-Asia Seminar, Alan Freed Associates, Washington, D.C. 2022 Senior Leader Security Seminar, Montross, Va. 2022 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2022 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va. 2023 Combined Forces Maritime Component Commanders Course, Miami, Fla. 2023 Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Boston, Mass. ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 1993–May 1994, Gold Bar Recruiter, AFROTC Det 485, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. 2. May 1994–September 1994, Outstanding Performer, Undergraduate Missile Training, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 3. September 1994–September 1998, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Operator, Instructor and Senior Standardization and Evaluation Crew Commander, 321st Missile Squadron and 90th Operations Group, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. 4. September 1998–May 2000, Weapons and Tactics Flight Commander, 2nd Space Warning Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colo. 5. May 2000–June 2001, Executive Officer, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colo. 6. July 2001–December 2001, Student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School Space Division, Nellis AFB, Nev. 7. December 2001–March 2002, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colo. 8. March 2002–June 2005, Chief of Strategy Plans, Pacific Air Forces Air Operations Center and Legislative Liaison, PACAF Commander's Action Group, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 9. July 2005–June 2006, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport, R.I. 10. July 2006–June 2007, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 11. June 2007–June 2008, Chief, Space Control Division, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 12. June 2008–August 2009, Chief, Combat Operations Division, 614 AOC/Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 13. September 2009–June 2011, Commander, 2nd Range Operations Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 14. June 2011–July 2012, Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 15. July 2012–June 2013, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 16. June 2013–June 2015, Commander, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colo. 17. July 2015–August 2016, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Interior, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq 18. August 2016–January 2018, Commander, 460th Space Wing, Buckley AFB, Colo. 19. January 2018–January 2020, Director, Plans, Programs and Financial Management, Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, and later, Headquarters, United States Space Force, Peterson AFB, Colo. 20. January 2020–January 2021, Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Department of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 21. January 2021–June 2021, Assistant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear, USSF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 22. June 2021–June 2023, Director of Operations, Training, and Force Development (J3), U.S. Space Command, Schriever SFB, Colo. 23. July 2023–January 2024, Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Space Operations, Headquarters, USSF, Peterson SFB, Colo. 24. January 2024–present, Commander, Space Operations Command, USSF, Peterson SFB, Colo. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2015–July 2016, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Interior, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, as a colonel 2. June 2021–June 2023, Director of Operations, Training, and Force Development (J3), U.S. Space Command, Schriever SFB, Colo., as a brigadier general and major general OPERATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Minuteman III ICBM, DSP/SBIRS Crew Commander, Chief, Combat Operations, Air and Space Operations Center/Joint Space Operations Center, Operations Director / Forward Observer - Western Range, Space Control Crew Commander (Current as of January 2024)